I'm blessed to be able to work at something that I'm good at, and that I love. It's not something I take for granted.

As citizens we have to be more thoughtful and more educated and more informed. I turn on the TV and I see these grown people screaming at each other, and I think, well, if we don't get our civility back, we're in trouble.

As anyone who goes into dog-rescue knows, it is not a for-profit business, but the rewards are priceless for me.

When there are dogs and music, people have a good time.

Every song that I start to write, I wonder if I'll be able to write it.

I love Chicago, but I didn't think I had enough soul to be a Cubs fan.

It takes a certain amount of courage to let the field lie fallow until you have something to say.